History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 787.
[Nicholas County]  [Union Precinct]

ALVIN BRANCH, farmer, P. O. Moorefield; was born in Bath County, Ky.,
May 22, 1840, to James R. and Sarah (Whaley) Branch.  He was born in Bath
County June 16, 1816, is a farmer by occupation and is still living.  His
wife, Sarah, is also a native of Bath County, born in May 1819, and is
still living.  She has borne to him eight children, of whom Alvin, our
subject is the second.  He received his education in the common schools
of Nicholas County, and commenced his career in life as a dry goods
clerk at Bethel, where he remained for a period of seven years.  He was
married in Nicholas County, Sept. 11, 1861, to Miss Lizzie Adams, who
was born in Nicholas County July 1, 1842.  They have four children, viz:
Eliza, Maggie, James and Millard.  Mrs. Branch was the daughter of
Samuel and Minerva (Banister) Adams (see history).  In 1867, Mr. Branch
purchased 100 acres of land, and entered upon the life of a farmer, at
which he still continues.  He also owns five acres of village property,
containing the house in which he now lives.  Owing to his persistent
energy and careful attention to business, he has gained the good will of
the community at large, and has served the people as Deputy County
Clerk and Examiner for fifteen years, which position he still holds,
conforming to the duties of the office to the full satisfaction of the
public with accuracy and dispatch, exhibiting that honor and integrity
characteristic of the highest type of manhood.  In his political belief,
he is a Democrat, and is also a prominent member of the Masonic Order.

Branch Whaley Adams Banister
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Bath-KY

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